Core i3-14100F vs Core 2 Duo T9900
Aggregate performance score
Core i3-14100F outperforms Core 2 Duo T9900 by a whopping 1200% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Core 2 Duo T9900 and Core i3-14100F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2713 | 823 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 57.76 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | Intel Core 2 Duo | no data |
| Power efficiency | 2.01 | 15.80 |
| Architecture codename | Penryn (2008−2011) | Raptor Lake-R (2023−2024) |
| Release date | 2 June 2009 (15 years ago) | 8 January 2024 (1 year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $530 | $109 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Core 2 Duo T9900 and Core i3-14100F basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.
| Physical cores | 2 (Dual-core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Performance-cores | no data | 4 |
| Threads | 2 | 8 |
| Base clock speed | 3.06 GHz | 3.5 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 0.07 GHz | 4.7 GHz |
| Bus rate | 1066 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 80 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 6 MB (shared) | 1.25 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 6 MB L2 Cache | 12 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | Intel 7 nm |
| Die size | 107 mm2 | 163 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 105 °C | 100 °C |
| Number of transistors | 410 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
| VID voltage range | 1.05V-1.2125V | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Core 2 Duo T9900 and Core i3-14100F compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.
| Number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | 1 |
| Socket | BGA479,PGA478 | FCLGA1700 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 58 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo T9900 and Core i3-14100F. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2 |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Speed Shift | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | + |
| TSX | - | + |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
| Demand Based Switching | - | no data |
| Deep Learning Boost | - | + |
Security technologies
Core 2 Duo T9900 and Core i3-14100F technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | + |
| EDB | + | + |
| Secure Key | no data | + |
| OS Guard | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Duo T9900 and Core i3-14100F are enumerated here.
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo T9900 and Core i3-14100F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR2, DDR3 | DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 192 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 76.8 GB/s |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) | N/A |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Duo T9900 and Core i3-14100F.
| PCIe version | no data | 5.0 and 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 16 |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.
GeekBench 5 Single-Core
GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.74 | 9.62 |
| Recency | 2 June 2009 | 8 January 2024 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 4 |
| Threads | 2 | 8 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 58 Watt |
Core 2 Duo T9900 has 65.7% lower power consumption.
i3-14100F, on the other hand, has a 1200% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 14 years, and 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads.
The Core i3-14100F is our recommended choice as it beats the Core 2 Duo T9900 in performance tests.
Be aware that Core 2 Duo T9900 is a notebook processor while Core i3-14100F is a desktop one.
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